Czech Pastafarian Wins Rights To Wear Strainer At All Times

Someone stop this before it makes a mockery out of religion! The Daily Mail reports:

Prankster Lukas Novy, from Brno in the Czech Republic, claims that his Pastafarian faith means he has to wear the sieve at all times. Novy claims to be a member of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster.

Officials ruled that turning down Novy’s request would be a breach of the country’s religious equality laws. Brno City Hall spokesman Pavel Zara explained: ‘The application complies with the laws of the Czech Republic where headgear for religious or medical reasons is permitted if it does not hide the face.’